Hetalia Axis Powers Blog Posts

By Hidekaz Himaruya. Released in Japan by Gentosha, originally serialized as an online webcomic, then in Comic Birz. Released in North America by Tokyopop in association with Right Stuf, Inc. I’ve [...]
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By Hidekaz Himaruya. Released in Japan by Gentosha, originally serialized as an online webcomic, then in Comic Birz. Released in North America by Tokyopop in association with Right Stuf, Inc. After a [...]
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In the most recent issue of Gentosha’s Monthly Comic BIRZ magazine, a 5th season of 「Hetalia Axis Powers」 has been green-lit for production. No further details are available at this time. [Source]
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By Hidekaz Himaruya. Released in Japan by Gentosha, originally serialized as an online webcomic. Released in North America by Tokyopop in association with Right Stuf, Inc. For the first time in over a year, I get to review a new Tokyopop book. And naturally, it’s the third volume of Hetalia Axis Powers. It was a [...]
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The boys of Hetalia are back, and instead of argusing with each other, they've got alien invaders to deal with. Which involves them dressing up in white suits that make them look uncomfortably like something unmentionable. Although I suppose we really shouldn't expect anything less from this lot...
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According to the official series website, “Hetalia Axis Powers” will have a fourth season immediately following the current “Hetalia World Series” stream. The new season will launch on September 10th and is scheduled for 24 episodes. [Source]
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This was, of course, a show I had thoroughly PSHAW’D when it first appeared. Anthropomorphised countries? WWII? It sounded like a dreadful idea. However, while writing the piece on Wonderful, I decided I ought to check out the big modern gag anime that I hadn’t already seen. Namely, Lucky Star, K-On and Hetalia. While Lucky [...]
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At last, the second season of Hetalia: Axis Powers comes to a close... Just in time for a third series to begin in a couple of weeks or so. Will this thing never end?This particular instalment begins with another chapter in the relationship between the Holy Roman Empire and Chibitalia (and you thought you'd seen the back of this particular storyline), as the former frolics naked in the water
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It's been a while since we were last served up a dose of Hetalia: Axis Powers, but normal service is well and truly resumed come the start of this latest episode, with Italy over-sleeping while Germany tries to awaken him. Or is he actually simply sleeping at all?In fact, on one occasion Italy has in fact come down with a cold. Which is the punchline I guess. Highly amusing.Thankfully, the
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This post on Funimation’s blog and this teaser spot here confirms it.
Hetalia Axis Powers is getting licensed in America – which at the rate of which anime licenses are coming out here mean it could be coming to Australia real soon!
Already there’s arguments over the dubbing in the comments page of Funimation’s press release.
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Russia’s character songs! (Seiyuu: Yasuhiro Takato)
зима (Winter)
OMG this one is so epic!!! Metal Orchestra FTW!!! It’s really chaotic and bipolar with Russia’s nice-guy voice matching a background of metal orchestra that’s sure to give me nightmares~ I must say that I expected something better though, because I thought it’ll [...]
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As Hetalia: Axis Powers hits its half-century of episodes, so it also gets to celebrate having its US distribution license snagged by FUNimation - An achievement that perhaps makes this instalment's focus on Japan's enlightenment once again all the more appropriate.This time around, most of the episode is spent with America showing Japan the ropes when it comes to the "fortune telling" game that
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Hetalia: Axis Powers' latest episode deal with the enlightenment of Japan, as it moves from its previous state of isolation into a more open relationship with foreign powers.Thus, this seismic shift in the country sees Japan at first shutting himself in and hiding himself away as France comes to visit, tempted only by the promise of a cute kitten (something which should perhaps be used more often
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